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Newsday: 21/07/2022 06:06 GMT : Sri Lanka’s new president sworn into office

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21/07/2022 06:06 GMT 

21/07/2022 06:06 GMT : Sri Lanka’s new president sworn into office

Sri Lanka’s new president sworn into office

BBC World Service - Newsday, Sri Lanka’s new president sworn into office

Ranil Wickremasinghe takes over from Gotabaya Rajapaksa

Ranil Wickremasinghe takes over from Gotabaya Rajapaksa who fled last week following mass protests

Veteran politician Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as Sri Lanka's new president. He faces the task of reuniting the economically-stricken nation, which has seen months of unrest. 

Gas flows from Russia to Germany through the Nord Stream One pipeline have resumed after ten days of annual maintenance work, allaying European concerns that Russia could delay the reopening.

And likely fresh elections in Italy if embattled Prime Minister, Mario Draghi, tenders his resignation as expected.

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